History and development of the Mercantile Navy List

What it Aims to do

The Mercantile Navy List is a comprehensive annual
register of British ships. Although less detailed
than Lloyd`s Register of Ships , it is invaluable
because it covers all British registered vessels, down to the very
smallest. It was published from 1850 to 1977.

The Mercantile Navy List is the Government`s
official list of all British-registered merchant vessels. The
definition of British vessels is broad and includes most of those
registered in countries of the British empire and, later, certain
Commonwealth countries. Details were taken from
Customs registers.